Uniroos shine at 2017 World University Games

The Australian Uniroos World University Games (29th Summer Universiade) campaign has come to a close following two weeks of brilliant competition across 16 sports.

The Games, held in Taipei, Taiwan, saw 184 Australian student athletes compete, with the University of Sydney represented in six sports (17 Sydney University students or club-affiliated athletes were part of the 2017 Australian Uniroos team. More on them here).

Alex Wilson (NSW Tafe), who won the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) Championship with Brydens Sydney Uni Flames in March this year, was a part of the gold medal winning Emerging Opals team.

After a strong first three quarters, the Uniroos were able to hold off a tough Japanese outfit to claim an 85-78 victory. Wilson capped off an outstanding tournament with 17 points and 4 assists in the gold medal match.

The Emerging Boomers, featuring Sydney University Basketball Club alumnus Craig Moller (Deakin University) finished 9th, while the Australian Uniroos Women's Water Polo team featuring Sydney University students Savannah Henshaw and Ashley Colaco, finished 6th.

In Athletics, the University and national team's most heavily-represented discipline, athletes performed exceptionally well.

Nicholas Hough finished 6th in the 110m Hurdles Final (13.73)

Angus Armstrong finished 5th overall in the Pole Vault Final (5.30m)

Nicola McDermott finished 7th overall in the Women's High Jump Final (1.88m)

In Table Tennis, Elite Athlete Program member Sarah Tan and and Elite Athlete Program alumnus Kane Townsend put on great performances across a number of events. See the full results breakdown here.

In the Men’s Weightlifting (62kg), Sydney University student Phillip Liao finished 10th overall with a total score of 209.

In the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gynamistics event, Sydney University Elite Athlete Program alumna Enid Sung finished 23rd overall with a total of 47.925 points. She scored 12.475 in the hoop component, 11.350 in the ball component, 12.000 in the clubs component and 12.100 in the ribbon component.